Candy Apple Waxy Cap vs Large Luzon Carpomys

Hygrocybe cuspidata compared with Carpomys melanurus

Key Differences

• Candy Apple Waxy Cap is Not Evaluated while Large Luzon Carpomys is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Large Luzon Carpomys
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hygrophoraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hygrocybe	Carpomys
Species	Hygrocybe cuspidata	Carpomys melanurus

Conservation Status

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Luzon Carpomys

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candy Apple Waxy Cap	Large Luzon Carpomys
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Large Luzon Carpomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Candy Apple Waxy Cap

The Candy Apple Waxy Cap (Hygrocybe cuspidata) is a species in the genus Hygrocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.